As we celebrate Memorial Day, it’s natural for our thoughts to turn to those who have come before us. And while I celebrate the opportunity to decorate the graves of those who have come before me and express my love & appreciation for their examples and the love they have shared with me, I am also… Read More We Can Do More for Them
President Russell M. Nelson declared, “Anytime you do anything that helps anyone—on either side of the veil—take a step toward making covenants with God and receiving their essential baptismal and temple ordinances, you are helping to gather Israel. It is as simple as that.” Do you ever have family, friends or ward members say that all their family history… Read More Helping with the Gathering of Israel
This is a unique and pivotal time in history. We are blessed to live in the last dispensation before the Second Coming of the Savior. Near the commencement of this dispensation, in 1829, the year before the Church was formally organized, a revelation was received, declaring that “a marvelous work” was “about to come forth.” And at… Read More Love is at the Center of This Work
We all know the responsibility President Russell M. Nelson has placed on each one of us when it comes to the gathering of Israel. He has profoundly emphasized that our unique responsibility is to help gather scattered Israel and prepare the world for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Fortunately for all of us, our Father… Read More Helping to Gather Israel
In the April 2022 General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson introduced the concept of positive spiritual momentum in our lives. Just like a game in sports, momentum can carry us through difficult circumstances and provide that additional energy to perform at a high level. Many of the conference talks in the most recent conference referenced… Read More SPIRITUAL MOMENTUM
In the April 2018 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson pled with us to “choose to do the spiritual work required to enjoy the gift of the Holy Ghost and hear the voice of the Spirit more frequently and more clearly.” He also provided a formula to receive personal revelation. He said, “Nothing opens the heavens quite… Read More ARE WE LUCKY OR WHAT?
A few months ago I had the privilege of meeting with an amazing sister named Dany over Zoom to help her with her family history work. She was from Phnom Pehn, Cambodia and a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time, she was a BYU Pathways student and Sister… Read More A Gatherer in Cambodia
In “Revelations in Context” on the Gospel Library app, there is an interesting section by Nathan Waite titled “A School and an Endowment.” It describes the origins of the School of the Prophets founded in Kirtland, Ohio in January 1833. While this is a familiar topic in Church history for most Latter-day Saints, what may… Read More School of The Prophets
I have often felt drawn to my mother-in-law’s family. Because I had hit a bit of a wall on the line I was working on I decided to look at the descendency view of the family tree and see if I could find a different line to explore. The one I settled on was a… Read More Gathering Israel
One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Mary, Did You Know?” The songwriters cause us to ponder about what the mother of Jesus knew when Christ was only a baby. With hindsight they look back on the miracles He performed, His mission here, and the influence He has had on mankind. Have you ever thought… Read More LOOKING FORWARD (AND BACK) AT CHRISTMAS TIME